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Letters ,Patent No. 76,610, dated April 14, '1868.

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Beit known that I, JACOB Ensor, of'Boston, in the county of Suifolk, and' State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Machine or Article for Washing or Cleaning Surfaces; and I do hereby :declare the same to be fully described in the following specification, and representedl in the accompanying drawings, of which` i Figure 1 is a top view,

Figure 2 a front elevation,

Figure 3 a side elevation, and y Figure 4.- a vertical and longitudinal section of it. v

In suchdrawings, A denotes a box, whose shape, in vertical section, approximates to that of a triangle, such box being xed to the end of a long handle or socket, B, thereof, and arranged therewith in manner as represented -in the drawings. l f

To the lower edge of this box or reservoir a strip, C, ofleather or vulcan-inedl Indiagrubber is connected by screws going through it,a metallic bar, afandthe nose or lower part of the reservoir. Suchstrip is to pro ject a short distan'ce'beyondA the box, and be grooved along its lower, edge, as shown at X, in which case it will operate better than if it were without any such groove. I

The g'rooving of the strip on its edges renders it very much better for cleaning a pane of glass than it would be without the groove, as the groove will hold the water, and its opposite edges will adapt themselves toA the Surface, the rubber above Suchgroove having sufficient rigidity to enable them todo so..

Furthermore, a. series of -iine holes, m, is `nnarle through the lower-part of the front side of the box, and just over the strip of rubber. i i

There is also an opening,ib, through the upper' part of the front side of' the box,such opening being provided with a valve, e, applied to a lever, el, hinged to the box, and provided with a spring, e, to keep the valve 'l closed on its seat, the lwhole being arranged,as represented. I

A tube, e', extends laterally through the box, and opens through its sides, and iskto receive a cord or line,

which, after having been passed through the tube, is to be fastened to the free end of the lever, and is tocon tinue to the end of the handle of the implement.

To the upper end of the reservoir I usually solder or atlix a plate,f, perforated with holes like a nutmeg grater, the burrs of the holes being outward.

' To use the implement, the box or reservoir is rst to be plunged into water, and the-valve opened to allow I the reservoir to fill with the duid, after'whi'ch the valve'should be closed. Next, the lower edge of the strip of rubber is to be laid on the door or surface to be washed, andthe implement should be moved thereon, forward and backward. -The water of the reservoir will gradually run out of the discharging-holes and upon the strip v of rubber and the surface to be cleaned, and will aid in effecting the cleansing thereof.

Should the water not ooze fast enough from the holes, the valve may be opened so as to allow the atmosl-A phere to enter thereservoir, whereby the discharge will bev facilitated or increased.

By raising the valve, andintroducing a towel or pieces lof paper or cloth between the valve and its seat, so as to clamp such towel, paper, or clothto the reservoir, and next folding the towel, cloth, or paper over the roughened or burred surface of the plate f, such towel, paper, or cloth may be used to wipe the surface washed,

the burrs of the plate operating to hold the cloth or paper to the reservoir. v

The above-described apparatus will be very useful for washing the panes of windows. as well as for washJA ing a floor.

I make no claim to the scrubber and tender shownlin the Patent, No. 54,482, dated May 8, .1866.

Besides the valve and its 'seat-opening applied to the tender or waterholder, havea series o f ne holes, as seen at x, made through the front side of the box, and just over the strip of rubber, such being.to enable the water to weep slowly out of the bok and upon the rubber strip, when the apparatus is in use, the water being held in the 'box by atmosphericpressure. This is a great advantage.

I therefore claim the combination and arrangement of a series offme holes madevin the reservoir, as described, with such `reservointhe strip of rubber and the valve and valira-opening applied to the-reservoir, as set forth.

'I also claim the yarrangement; and combination of the burred platef with the reservoir, when tho latfter is provided with a valve D, and a. strip of rubber arranged as set forth.

I -also claim the combination and arrangement of the guide-tube ewith the reservoir, provided with u. cleaning-strip, and a. valve and volve-operatinglever, and holes of admission and emission, arranged as setforth.

' JACOB EDSON.

Witnesses:

R. H'. EDDY, F. P. HALE,` Jr. 

